The Meaning of Daniel 5:22 Explained

Daniel 5:22

KJV: And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

YLT: 'And thou, his son, Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though all this thou hast known;

Darby: And thou, Belshazzar, his son, hast not humbled thy heart, although thou knewest all this;

ASV: And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,

Discover Daniel 5:22

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 5:22?

MEANING: What does Daniel 5:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 5:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Daniel 5:22?

What is the context of Daniel 5:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

What does Daniel 5:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 5:17-31 - Weighed And Found Wanting

Daniel was unperturbed and undismayed. Calm and collected, he recognized his Father's handwriting, and read it, as the instructed may decipher a scroll which is illegible to the ordinary gaze. What to him were the gewgaws of the palace? With the wings of the angel of death overshadowing that awe-struck throng, it was of small importance that Belshazzar promised him the purple robe and chain of gold. It seems sometimes as though those fingers were busy still writing their awful sentence on the walls of national revelry. While a nation is drinking deep at its cups and countenancing uncleanness, the divine assay may be in progress and the verdict going forth: weighed and found wanting. There may be gold and glitter, revelry and mirth, the splendor of state, and the profusion of rich viands; but what of these if the people are ignorant, irreligious, and impure? Then, indeed, dry-rot has set in! The root sin of all is pride. May the Spirit of God, who ever brings with Him light and understanding and excellent wisdom be found in us, as in Daniel. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 5

¹ Belshazzar's impious feast
⁵ A hand-writing unknown to the magicians, troubles the king
¹⁰ At the commendation of the queen Daniel is brought
¹⁷ He, reproving the king of pride and idolatry,
²⁵ reads and interprets the writing
³⁰ The monarchy is translated to the Medes

What do the individual words in Daniel 5:22 mean?

You but you his son Belshazzar not have humbled your heart all though although all this you knew

[ואנתה] (וְאַ֤נְתְּ) בְּרֵהּ֙ בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר לָ֥א הַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּ לִבְבָ֑ךְ כָּל־ קֳבֵ֕ל דִּ֥י כָל־ דְּנָ֖ה יְדַֽעְתָּ

(וְאַ֤נְתְּ)	but you
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular Root: אַנְתְּ Sense: you, thou (second pers.
בְּרֵהּ֙	his son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּר Sense: son.
בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֔ר	Belshazzar
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר Sense: king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall.
הַשְׁפֵּ֖לְתְּ	have humbled
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: שְׁפַל Sense: to be or bring low, humble.
לִבְבָ֑ךְ	your heart
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: לְבַב Sense: heart, mind.
קֳבֵ֕ל	though
Parse: Preposition Root: קֳבֵל Sense: front prep.
דִּ֥י	although
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
דְּנָ֖ה	this
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular Root: דְּנָה Sense: this, on account of this adv.
יְדַֽעְתָּ	you knew
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: יְדַע Sense: to know.

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